Mimosa | Flowering, Sensitive Plant, Perennial | Britannica
Mimosa, (genus Mimosa), large genus of plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), native to tropical and subtropical areas throughout both hemispheres. They are so named from the movements of the leaves in certain species that “mimic” animal sensibility.
Mimosa pudica - Wikipedia
Mimosa pudica (also called sensitive plant, sleepy plant, [citation needed] action plant, humble plant, touch-me-not, touch-and-die, or shameplant) [3] [2] is a creeping annual or perennial flowering plant of the pea/legume family Fabaceae. It is often grown for its curiosity value: the sensitive compound leaves quickly fold inward and droop ...
Acacia sensu lato - Wikipedia
Acacia s.l. (pronounced / ə ˈ k eɪ ʃ ə / or / ə ˈ k eɪ s i ə /), known commonly as mimosa, acacia, thorntree or wattle, [2] is a polyphyletic genus of shrubs and trees belonging to the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae. It was described by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in 1773 based on the African species Acacia nilotica.
Mimosa - USDA Plants Database
Genus : Mimosa L. - sensitive plant P: Mimosa L. sensitive plant. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Native . Introduced . Native and Introduced . Invasive/Noxious . Rarity . Wetland . Image . Mimosa L. sensitive plant. Mimosa L. sensitive plant. Data Source. Last Revised by: Curated and maintained by: USDA NRCS ...
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2021年7月12日 · The Mimosa genus belongs to the Fabaceae family of legumes and consists of about 400 species distributed all over the world. The growth forms of plants belonging to the Mimosa genus range from herbs to trees. Several species of this genus play important roles in …
Mimosa (Mimosa) – A to Z Flowers
Mimosa is a large genus of about 400 species in the family Fabaceae, native to tropical and subtropical areas throughout the world. Most of the species are herbs and undershrubs, but some are woody climbers or even trees. Mimosas have round clusters of numerous flowers held on a …
Mimosa (Silk Tree) - Missouri Department of Conservation
Fabaceae (beans) Description. Mimosa is a small tree with widely spreading branches, a short trunk, and a broad, flat-topped crown. Leaves are alternate, twice-pinnately compound (fernlike), 6–20 inches long, the pinnae (first division) branches 2–6 inches long, the leaflets about ½ inch long, lacking teeth but with hairs along the edges.
Mimosa tree varieties, the most beautiful acacia species - Nature …
Acacia is the botanical name for the mimosa tree. The genus includes trees of many sizes, all of which bear round, puff-like flowers in shades of yellow, white, or orange. They’re often fragrant. There are over 1200 species in the genus, most of them can’t survive harsh winters.
Mimosa - Genus Page - ISB: Atlas of Florida Plants
2024年10月9日 · Genus: Mimosa L. Common Name: SENSITIVE PLANT: Specimen: View USF Herbarium specimens of this genus
Mimosa L. - GBIF
Mimosa is a genus of about 420 species of herbs and shrubs, in the mimosoid clade of the legume family Fabaceae. The generic name is derived from the Greek word (mimos), an "actor" or "mime", and the feminine suffix -osa, "resembling", suggesting its 'sensitive leaves' which seem to 'mimic conscious life'.